Handlers needed! Can you run Delta Green at Gen Con?
about 8 years ago
– Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:03:50 PM
We're looking for reliable Handlers to run Delta Green simulations (games! it's only a game) at Gen Con 2016 in Indianapolis this August.
Run a published Delta Green scenario like Last Things Last, Lover in the Ice, Kali Ghati, the upcoming Star Chamber or Observer Effect, or a classic like PX Poker Night, Music from a Darkened Room, A Victim of the Art, Night Floors, The Last Equation; or a scenario from Delta Green, Countdown, Eyes Only, or The Unspeakable Oath; or a scenario of your very own.
Volunteer game moderators get store credit redeemable at the Arc Dream Publishing booth, not to mention the personal thanks of the writers and designers. And if you run enough games, you get a free badge.
Please register your games here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iNbB6nDIj4M9QDThOuDz0kfL5rZUKq1UYwA-9WPyK94/viewform
And if you've already registered to run a Delta Green game at Gen Con, let us know! We'd like to list it along with the rest.
Thanks. Be seeing you.
Delta Green: Need to Know
about 8 years ago
– Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 05:59:04 PM
This is Shane Ivey from Arc Dream Publishing. I have exciting news.
DELTA GREEN: NEED TO KNOW is the official title of the Delta Green Handler's screen and quick-start rulebook. The rulebook is available as a PDF—free to everyone—at this link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6vc7fuxg5n5jyfd/Delta%20Green%20Need%20to%20Know.pdf?dl=0
(That link is also available through BackerKit for backers' convenience.)
That's right, it's free to everyone. Share it anywhere and everywhere.
The other half of Need to Know, the Handler's screen, will be available soon in PDF to backers who paid for it and for purchase by everyone else.
Bonus Downloads
Open License
With the release of Need to Know, we are releasing the core rules for Delta Green: The Role-Playing Game under the Open Gaming License. That means you can use the rules that we developed for Delta Green in your own projects, free or commercial.
Before anyone asks, that's just for the rules. The Delta Green property itself—characters, organizations, names, anything specifically part of the Delta Green setting—is explicitly not part of the Open Gaming License. Publishing anything to do with Delta Green requires permission from the Delta Green Partnership.
Find details in the first few pages of Need to Know.
Other Downloads
In BackerKit, we've changed the way downloads will be distributed to backers. Each backer gets a list of available downloads and links to download them. That allows us to update files more easily than when we distributed them directly through BackerKit.
For example, I have updated the PDF for the scenario "Kali Ghati" with a few corrections and clarifications. Log in to BackerKit and find its download link to get the current version.
Coming Up
The production schedule is a little behind where I'd hoped to be by now. That is unlikely to surprise anyone who's been following Delta Green over the years.
HANDLER'S SCREEN: In layout now. I hope to release its PDF to backers next week. Expected Need to Know physical delivery date: May. Expected retail publication date: June.
AGENT'S HANDBOOK: In final editing and layout now. I hope to release its PDF to backers in March. Expected physical delivery date: May. Expected retail publication date: June.
DELTA GREEN: THE ROLE-PLAYING GAME: That's the official title of the core rulebook of the line. We previously referred to it as the Case Officer's Handbook to reduce confusion with the Agent's Handbook, which is the first half of the core book. The writers are still hammering away at the Handler's chapters. That's the biggest production bottleneck right now. Those chapters must be FINAL before we can use them to shape all the sourcebooks to come. We're working on those, but the core book has priority until it's finished and we're confident that it's right.
NEXT: Watch this space for the next downloads, "Observer Effect" and "The Star Chamber," coming very soon.
Updates and 'Observer Effect' playtesting
over 8 years ago
– Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 11:09:34 PM
With the horrors of the holidays behind us, it's time for the horrors of Delta Green to return.
'Kali Ghati' update
On BackerKit we just uploaded a revised PDF of "Kali Ghati," the Afghanistan-set Delta Green scenario by Shane Ivey. It has a few minor changes that make it worth re-downloading. Look for a new digital distribution called "Kali Ghati v2."
'Quick-Play' update
The quick-play rules have been updated to reflect a few minor changes in the core rules.
'Observer Effect' playtesting
Would you playtest "Observer Effect," a Delta Green scenario by Shane Ivey? Read the requirements and sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UwnJFR9pmXvhp8TyHYqhEwqzBW1E5jHPTrLzXY7Qvh8/viewform?usp=send_form
We know the deadline is a little tight, but Shane's workload took a hit in early January with a sickness in the family and we're digging out now.
And we hope you have a group that wants to playtest a LOT of Delta Green and FAST, because...
Where Things Stand
Here are this quarter's releases.
AGENT'S HANDBOOK: In the last round of revisions and editing. Our friend Simeon has been hard at work on cover and page designs in consultation with Shane Ivey, Dennis Detwiller, and John Scott Tynes. It'll be in layout any day now.
'REDACTED—FUSION CENTERS': In editing. ETA: Late January in PDF.
HANDLER'S SCREEN AND QUICK-START GUIDE: Going to layout as soon as Simeon's ready for it. ETA: Late February in PDF, April in print.
'THE STAR CHAMBER': In post-playtest revisions and editing. ETA: February in PDF.
'REDACTED—THE COLLECTORS': In editing. ETA: February in PDF.
'WORMWOOD ARENA': In development. ETA: Playtest signup in January; PDF publication in March.
'REDACTED—BIG DATA': In editing. ETA: March in PDF.
'VISCID': In development. ETA: Playtest signup in January; PDF publication in March.
Dennis' New Gig
Dennis Detwiller has joined Monte Cook Games for his day job. Monte and company are old friends of the Delta Green team and big fans of Delta Green, so it's a perfect fit. We're very excited to see what he and MCG create together. Especially since getting out of video games will mean even more time for Dennis to work on Delta Green.
Tips for Running Delta Green
Did you catch this preview at Geek Native?
Further Intelligence
Keep up with Delta Green OPINT on Facebook (official), other Facebook (the Street Team), Twitter, the mailing list, the infrequent newsletter, Reddit, and/or Google+.
BackerKit deadline and FAQ
over 8 years ago
– Tue, Dec 08, 2015 at 02:28:57 PM
Backers of Delta Green: The Role-Playing Game have until Thursday, 10 DEC 2015, to finalize their pledges and rewards at BackerKit. If you backed Delta Green: The Role-Playing Game, search your email for a survey from BackerKit. It should have arrived last week. (Don’t overlook your spam filter!) Or you can log in here:
https://delta-green-the-role-playing-game.backerkit.com
Frequently Asked Questions
We have posted a FAQ file for our BackerKit program:
http://www.delta-green.com/2015/12/backerkit-faq-for-delta-green-the-role-playing-game/
Answers include:
- Changing your pledge
- Pre-ordering books and downloads
- Paying with PayPal
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Agent's Handbook and/or Case Officer's Handbook?
- Separate deliveries
- Change of address
We may add more answers as new questions come up.
Thank you for supporting Delta Green.
BackerKit surveys!
over 8 years ago
– Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 11:10:55 PM
Dear backers,
We are now sending your survey from BackerKit to confirm your rewards and delivery information. Follow the link in that email or go to our BackerKit page to log in. You can also add funds to your pledge via Stripe or PayPal, request additional rewards, and even change your pledge level.
It is important to submit your responses as quickly as you can. Our ability to process your rewards depends on receiving this information.
If you need to change your survey answer, add or remove add-ons, or update your shipping information, you can click on the link in your survey email again or request your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on the project page at BackerKit:
https://delta-green-the-role-playing-game.backerkit.com/
BackerKit helps us save lots of time by automating the survey data-gathering process and providing us with pledge management software to speed up fulfillment. If you prefer, you can just message me and give me your information, but that will slow everything down.
If you used Facebook to log into your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey link will be sent to the email you used for your Facebook account. Otherwise it will go to the email address you use to log in to Kickstarter. If you have another email address that you'd prefer to use with BackerKit, please message me.
Lockdown: December 9
We do not want to delay getting your downloads to you. We will lock the pledges down in only one week, on December 9, 2015. So please act now.
If you request any additional products beyond what you get from your pledge, BackerKit will charge you for them when we lock the project down. At that point everything will be paid up and we will deliver all downloads that are ready to deliver.
After lockdown:
- You will still be able to update your mailing address in order to make sure rewards reach you.
- You will not be able to change your pledge or request more add-ons. At that point, if you want to get anything else from this project it must be as a separate pre-order.
HOWEVER: If you fail to complete the survey before lockdown, DO NOT PANIC. BackerKit will process your pledges and rewards at that time. We will take care of you.
Pre-Orders for Everyone Else
Do you want to reserve copies of the new Delta Green game books but you weren't able to support it at Kickstarter? Or you're a backer but you waited til after the lockdown date? No problem. Go to our BackerKit page and click the "Pre-order Now!" button.
Find Delta Green at BackerKit at:
https://delta-green-the-role-playing-game.backerkit.com/
